Work-bench.



J. MOSIMAN.

WORK BENCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1914.

1 1 49,67 1 Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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J. MOSIMAN.

WORK BENCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I8, 1914.

1,149,671. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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ATTO R N EY UNTTED JOHN MOSIMAN, OF SEDAIJA, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 18, 1914. Serial No. 839,399.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN MosIMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the countyof Pettis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Work-Bench, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in work benches. V

The'object of the present invention is to improve the construction of work benches and to provide a simple, practical, and comparatively inexpensive work bench, designed for house carpenters, cabinet makers, and the like, and capable of compactly folding to enable it to be taken to and used in houses and other places where it is impossible to take an ordinary work bench.

A further object of the invention is to provide a foldable work bench of this character, which will be capable of being arranged in a solid condition for use.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the-construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anv of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is alongitudinal'sectional view of a work bench constructed in accordance with this invention, and shown arranged for use. Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view of the same. Fig. 8 is a reverse plan view, the work bench being folded. Fig. l is a transverse sectional view on the line Jriof Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the bearing brackets, in which the legs are pivoted.

Like numerals of reference designate correspondingparts in all the figures of'the drawings. 1

In the accompanying. drawings, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1-1 designates'foldable legs pivotally connected to and supporting the top 2 of a carpenters work bench, but the improvements may be applied to any other form of bench, or to a table top, where it is desired to provide a foldable bench or table which may be set up in a perfectly solid condition for use. The legs 2 are each composed of spaced, side bars 3 connected near their lower ends by a transverse bar 4, and attheir upper and intermediate portions by crossed, diagonally arranged bracing bars 5, preferably constructed of light metal and having their upper and lower terminals 6 and 7 bent at an angle and bolted or otherwise secured to the inner faces of the spaced ward inclination, are pivoted at their upper ends in bearing brackets 8 by bolts 9 or other suitable pivots. The bearing brackets 8, which may be constructed of any suitable material, have spaced side flanges 10 to receive the legs and are provided with upper outwardly extending attaching flanges 11, which are securedto the lower face of the top of the bench by screws or other suitable fastening devices. The side flanges 10, which are pierced by the pivot bolt 9, are shown in the accompanying drawings, (Fig. 5) formed from a single piece of metal bent at spaced points at right angles to form a connecting back portion 12, which is riveted or otherwise secured to a depending flange 13, formed integral with and arranged at right angles to the attaching flange 11. The connecting portion 12 and. the depending flange 13 constitute the back of the bracket, but the latter may consist of a single casting, as will'bereadily understood.

The'legs, which are foldable against the lower'face of the top of the-bench, are supported in an operative position by substantially U-shaped inclined'braces 14:, preferably constructed of metal and composed of spaced side bars and a flat connecting bar 15. When the table is set up for use, the

legs are arranged at a slight inclination, and

extend upwardly and inwardly, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and

' the backs of the brackets form stops for the legs and cooperate with the braces in maintaining a rigid connection between the legs and the top of the bench. The side bars of the foldable braces are pivotally connected at their outer ends 16 to the inner faces of the side bars of the legs at the lower portions'thereof by bolts 17 or other suitable fastening devices, and they are provided near their upper ends 18 with quarter bends to arrange the flat faces of the outer ter- Patented Au 10, 1915. I

minal portions of the side bars in planes at right angles to the planes of the side faces of the body portions of the side bars of the braces. The upper ends 18 are also bent at inner ends of the foldable braces, are provided with spaced apertures 19, which are adapted to be engaged by studs 20, arranged in pairs at opposite sides of the center of the top 2 and depending from the lower face thereof. The studs 20 may be secured to the top 2 of the work bench in any desired manner, and in arranging the work bench for use, the flat connecting bars 15 are passed over the studs and are locked in engagement with the same by buttons 21, pivoted to the lower face of the top 2 adjacent to the transverse planes of the spaced studs and arranged to engage the flat bars 15, as clearly illustrated in l" i g. 2 of the drawings. The pivoted buttons frictionally engage-the bars 15 and securely maintain the same in engagement with the studs. Any other suit able fastening means, however, may be em ployed for looking the foldable braces in engagement with the studs.

hen it is desired to fold the bench the foldable braces are unfastened and disconnected from the studs of the top 2, and one of the foldable braces is passed through the space between the side bars of the other foldable brace, and the legs are swung inwardly against the lower face of the top 2 of the bench. The side bars of the foldable braces converge slightly and the pivoted terminals of'the side bars of one of the braces are arranged in spaced relation with the inner faces of the adjacent side bars of the leg to permit the side bars of the other brace to occupy a position eXteriorly of them, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The outer terminals, which are spacedfrom the legs, are preferably maintained in such position by sleeves 21, mount ed 'on the adjacent pivot bolts 17. The legs and the braces are maintained in their folded position by a centrally arranged pivoted button 22, secured to a central trans verse block 23 by a screw 24: or other suitable fastening device, and adapted to be turned to a position longitudinally of the topof the table to engage the transverse bars 4 of the pivoted legs. The centrally arranged button, which secures the legs and I the braces in their folded position, is adapted to be turned transversely of the top 2 to a position in alinement with the central block or cleat 23 for releasing the legs. The foldable legs and braces are adapted to be easily and quickly arranged in either their supporting or folded positions, and they are securely fastened in either position. When the work bench is folded it occupies a comparatively small space, and it may be conveniently carried into a house or other place where it is impossible to convey an ordinary work bench. Also, when the work bench is set up for use, it forms a rigid structure, and there is no liability of it shaking or accidentally collapsing, owing to the thorough bracing and rigid fastening of the legs.

The top of the work bench may be of any desired construction, and when the improvements are applied to a bench designed for house carpentry, the top of the bench will be equipped with a front side vise 25 and a rear end vise 26. The rear end vise preferably carries a removable stop 27 and is designed to be used in connectionwith a sliding adjustable stop .28, which may be arranged in flush relation with the top of the table, when not in use. The top of the bench may also be equipped with various other devices for adapting thebench for different uses, but as these devices do not constitute a portion of the present invention, a detail description thereof is unnecessary.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, the combination with a top provided at its lower face with s aced projecting studs located at opposite si es of the center of the top, legs pivotally connected with and foldable longitudinally of the top, substantially U- shaped braces arranged at an inclination and pivotally connected at their lower ends with the legs and provided at their upper ends with transverse portions adapted to fit fiat against the top and provided with spaced apertures receiving the studs, and pivoted fastening devices mounted on the said top at points beyond the studs, said fastening devices being arranged to engage and lock the transverse portions of the braces in engagement with the said studs. In testimony that I cl aim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN MOSIMAN. Witnesses:

E. E. MAY, W. T. WALLACE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

